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Sarah Lowry

© Charlie Stanley

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6 people are killed by sharks a year. We kill 11,400 sharks an hour.

The restored bandstand in the pump room gardensis the MacFarlance model no.224.

In 1966 there were 8000 fatalities on UK roads. Vehicle safety improvements have reduced this

number to 1800 a year.

TEN STEPS TO

CREATIVITY/ˌkriːeɪˈtɪvɪti/

FIND A PURPOSE/ˈpəːpəs

#1

#2SHARE YOUR VISION/ˈvɪʒ(ə)n/

#3DON’T JUST DO IT

FOR THE MONEY/ˈmʌni/

#4AVOID TOXIC

PEOPLE/tɒkˈsɪsɪti/

#5WORK WITH

AMBITIOUS PEOPLE/amˈbɪʃəs/

#6PLAY WITH IDEAS/pleɪ/

#7CRAFT THINGS THAT

ARE BEAUTIFUL/ˈbjuːtɪfʊl,ˈbjuːtɪf(ə)l/

#8CRAFT THINGS THAT

HAVE IMPACT/ˈɪmpakt/

#9ALWAYS STAY

CURIOUS/ˈkjʊərɪəs/

#10BREAK THE RULES

AND KEEP GOING /ruːls/

A content experience agency that builds powerful

connections/relationships between brands and

their audiences

BRING TOGETHER A

TEAM OF SPECIALISTS

AVOID CLIENTS THAT DON’T

ALLOW YOU TO SHINE

UNDERSTAND WHAT MOTIVATES

THE BRANDS AUDIENCE

ITERATE IDEAS UNTIL YOU

FIND THE CORRECT SOLUTION

DON’T STAND STILL.

KEEP LEARNING

SHARE KNOWLEDGE

CHOOSE A JOB YOU LOVE AND

YOU WILL NEVER HAVE TO

WORK A DAY IN YOUR LIFE

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CONFUCIUS

Evgenia Golubevaanimation director, writer & character designer

MY DREAMS:

1. Earn my living by telling stories

2. A house with a garden

3. Have a sausage dog

www.evgeniagolubeva.com

Introducing a local choir, orchestra and education

charity

You probably know us for

this…

…and you may know

Christopher…

…but that’s not all we

do!

We do this…

…and this…

…which leads to THIS!

Basically, we do a lot of stuff. Good stuff.

We work with young people to develop their skills

We raise morale and create better working environments in workplaces

Here’s a little taster!

We work in retirement homes and care homes

But the heart of our work is in schools

We give children amazing performance opportunities

Opportunities which are truly inclusive

We fundraise for these in lots of different ways

We are proud to be based, to record and perform in Warwick DC

We are very excited about Coventry City of Culture 2020

Thank you for listening!

Contact: ndrew@armonico.org.uk / 01926 800109 option 5

But let’s give the last word to Thomas Tallis…

Don Mason

Warwickshire Open Studio

What is Warwickshire Open Studios (WOS)?

• 2 week festival of visual art across Coventry & Warwickshire

• Visit and meet artists in their homes, studios & shared venue

• 140 + venues with 300 + artists

What is WOS?

• Enables 30,000 visits over the 2 weeks

• If you have never visited a venue - you are really missing out

• If you are an artist that has never taken part –you are missing a great opportunity

20th Birthday in 2020

2020 RetrospectiveJune 18th – Sept 27th

20 artists, 20 artworks, 20 yearsLeamington Spa Museum & Gallery

Supported by Royal Leamington Spa Town Council

As an artist: why should you take part?

• Get to meet art lovers

• Sell some art

• Create a direct relationship

• Leverage the WOS brand

• Meet lots of other artists and creative people

As a visitor: why should you take part?

• Event is designed for art lovers

• See and meet artists in their own environment

• An informal environment

• Buy art directly from the artist and know its story

The artist’s and visitor’s perspective

In the shoes of the artist• Is my work any good?

• What if nobody visits me?

• What if the visitor doesn’t like me?

• What shall I say?

In the shoes of the visitor

• There are so many venues – how do I choose?

• What if I don’t like the work?

• Will I be troubling the artist if I arrive?

• What if I ask a “stupid” question?

• What if I don’t understand the work?

An artist would rather have 100 visitors and 1 sale than 1 visitor

and the same sale

Visitor Feedback• “An art extravaganza with wonderfully talented people on your

doorstep”• “Such a lovely collaboration of creatives, stunning, inspiring and

very exciting, teaming with ideas”• “Seeing the work in a previous WOS has inspired me to start being

creative”• “It’s a great event I look forward to it every year” • “I don’t buy things in shops - I save up to buy things during Open

Studios”

Artists & Visitors

They share the same concerns

Both love art – and want to talk to about it

What does WOS do?

Brings visitors and artists together

How do we do it?• Share via social media –

Instagram & Facebook

• Email updates

• Artists become our ambassadors

• Reputation

Organisations we are working with• Leamington Studio Artists • Art in the Park• Warwick University• Leamington Spa Museum & Gallery• Rugby Art Gallery & Museum• Compton Verney• Meade Gallery

Getting ready for visitors

Frantically creating work

Learning social media … and using it

Understanding why I do what I do

Getting ready to visit

Plan your visits - discover the art trails

Use the website

Follow and share WOS and your favourite artists on social media

Ask artists you like who you should visit next

How do we do it?

• Brochure 25,000 copies• Website – 15,000 visitors in 2019• PR – local and national press and radio• A great team of volunteers – who do a lot of

hard work

www.wostudios.orghttps://www.instagram.com/warwickshireopenstudios/https://www.facebook.com/WarwickshireOpenStudios/

Why is WOS so important?

It gives artists the opportunity to meet art lovers … and sometimes sell

something

In 2019 - £346,000 art sales

BUILD

OPEN

We are the creators of our own future

and we all have a story to tell.

Let’s tell it together.

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The Whiteboard

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• Who are we?

• What do we want?

• How can we be of service?

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#KenilworthsMostFamousCouple

The UK Minister for Culture

(A true Belieber)

The Collective

Fine Arts

A True Creative

@YeadonJohn

Neill Griffiths @anythingairbrush

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@chantellemayboyle

The Queen of LeamingtonSpa

Sassi Africa

Image @thedarkshed

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Sold out

Warwickshire performance cabaret

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“The more specific you are, the more general it’ll be.” –Diane Arbus

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Dicky Fox:

“The key to this business is personal

relationships”

“Hey... I don't have all the answers. In

life, to be honest, I have failed as

much as I have succeeded. But I love

my wife. I love my life. And I wish you my kind of success”

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• Who are you?

• What do you want?

• How can you be of service?

We areThe Bradleys

Come and say hello!

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LOVE IS ART: ART IS LOVE:

FIND YOUR SPARK